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What’s Up Weymouth? of Weymouth, Massachusetts, has reported that the Weymouth Landing Village Festival & Artisan Fair, scheduled for September 13th at Tufts Library and Weston Park, has been canceled due to incoming weather and expected heavy rainfall. According to the community page, the forecast rain would leave the

Holly Burns, 44, assistant principal at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School, was arrested Aug. 9 in downtown Boston after police said her Jeep drove the wrong way into oncoming traffic, then nearly backed into a cruiser. She is charged with felony OUI (third offense), reckless driving, and improper operation. Police reported

A road-rage dispute that allegedly involved a gun broke out near Hellenic College on Goddard Avenue in Brookline Friday evening, touching off a pursuit that ended with police swarming the driver on the Jamaicaway. The confrontation started around 6:50 p.m., with the man accused of pulling a gun on another driver before

A driver was arrested Friday after he allegedly flashed a realistic-looking pellet gun at another driver. Just before 5:00 p.m. Friday, police responded to a reported road rage incident in Halifax. Officers in Kingston located the vehilce and conducted a "felony stop" on Main Street near Route 3. With guns...

Massachusetts residents should prepare for a soaking Sunday as a powerful storm system brings the threat of flash flooding, especially across southeastern Massachusetts and areas near Boston. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch through Sunday afternoon for much of eastern Massachusetts, including Bost

A Boston woman was arrested after detectives noticed blood on her sneakers and realized she matched the description of a suspect wanted in connection with a stabbing earlier that day. At about 8:46 p.m., Boston police responded to 950 Blue Hill Ave. after receiving a report that a person had...

Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts is urging community members to stop abandoning animals outside its facility after multiple incidents in which animals were left unattended at the shelter’s gate. In a recent announcement, the Brockton-based organization said, “We are asking, as sincerely and desper

BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Massachusetts pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to healthcare benefit fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 52-year-old Manuel Antonio Baez pleaded guilty to one count of falsely representing a Social Secur

Adaptive reuse project will transform former convent into 36 affordable senior apartments. BOSTON— Kaplan Construction has begun construction on McDevitt Senior Homes, a $15.7 million adaptive reuse project that will transform the former St. Augustine’s Convent and Paraclete Center at 207 E Street in South Boston into

Friday evening will be about as pleasant as New England gets in September. Clear skies and light winds will allow temperatures to drop noticeably overnight — inland areas that cool efficiently could dip into the mid-40s, while coastal communities and Greater Boston should hold in the low to mid-50s. It will be a great